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Dean Cain's weird new IE8 ads.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:27:44 PDT

So I just saw the Dean Cain spots that are running on Hulu for the Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8. There are a whole slew of them (I embedded my favorite at the bottom of this post), and while I thought they were funny and a decent attempt at engaging some of the markets who [...]

Smart Playlists be damned!

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:46:28 PDT

I, just like the rest of the iPhone fans out there, installed the iPhone OS 3.0 update last night and spent the remainder of the night in the basement playing with the new features. After going through all the big features (cut/paste, push notification, Spotlight, etc.) I decided to dig in and see how the [...]

Taking a finger out of a pie.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:30:51 PDT

A few months ago I made an episode of the COCKTAIL NAPKIN entitled Fingers In Pies that talked about focusing energies to do the best creative work possible. In that video, I examined the fact that I’ve spread myself too thin with too many external commitments. Because of that, it’s too hard to do truly [...]

The original social networking site.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:34:53 PDT

One of the best taglines for a campaign I’ve heard in a while. Yesiree.

Pulling the plug.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:17:42 PDT

My mind has been racing for the past 24 hours. It all started innocently enough with an email from Robin: I was listening to a story on The Walt Bodine Show this morning about a woman in KC who has decided to cancel her cable subscription and only use online sources such as Hulu, YouTube [...]

My new friend, Red Stag.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:31:46 PDT

On Sunday afternoon I went to the new Cosentino’s in Liberty to pick up ingredients for dinner. While I was there I decided to look through the liquor section to see if I could find something to make a refreshing new springtime cocktail. I’m tired of bourbon and Diet Dr. Pepper. I made [...]

Back to basics.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:22:27 PDT

Social media is a harsh mistress. Seems lately that one of the very things that I’ve used to professionally put a stake in the ground is slowly eating away my soul. It’s something that I came to realize a month or two ago when I was preparing material for the “Creative Turtleheads” presentation. As I looked through [...]

Creative Turtleheads

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:00:07 PDT

I got back in the Pecha Kucha saddle recently. I absolutely love doing these bite-sized presentations. They’re to me today what karaoke used to be in the ’90s. To me, Pecha Kucha is an addictive creative adrenaline rush and a semi-whorish attempt at feeling a little love in front of an audience of [...]

I realize.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:36:36 PDT

I’m sitting on the roof garden of the agency coming up with ideas for an upcoming video. It occurs to me as I look out across the Kansas City skyline that, despite what I might feel during times of frustration or uncertainty, I’ve arrived at what many people would consider success. I don’t stop to recognize [...]

Words Cannot Express: Live Pac-Man

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:46:57 PDT